Florida International University

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

LEVEL II

COURSE DESCRIPTION

[Semester, Year]

CATALOG DESCRIPTION 

The client advocate, leadership and change agent roles of the professional nurse are analyzed in a variety of health care settings.  Prerequisite: NUR 3017

COURSE OBJECTIVES      

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

·         Apply knowledge derived from natural and behavioral sciences, humanities, and nursing to evaluate social, economic, legal and political forces that influence client advocate, leadership and change agent roles of the professional nurse.

·         Examine contemporary ethical and legal dilemmas as well as cultural considerations that influence the client advocate, leadership, and change agent roles of the professional nurse.

·         Compare and contrast conceptual and theoretical frameworks in advocacy, change, leadership, management, and delegation pertinent to the delivery of nursing care in a variety of health care settings.

·         Identify the relationship between evidenced-based practice guidelines/research findings and the formulation of nursing approaches and decisions about advocacy, change, leadership, management, and delegation.

·         Examine behaviors that demonstrate legal responsibility, integrity, and accountability in the advocacy, leadership, and change agent roles of the professional nurse.

·         Develop leadership strategies to influence change.

·         Discuss the leadership role of the professional nurse in advancing the profession at local, state, national and international levels.

TOPICAL OUTLINE

• Advocacy in professional nursing practice as it relates to:
  • Theoretical and conceptual considerations.
  • Legal and professional standards
  • Social and ethical issues
  • Patient safety
  • Minimization of risk factors

• Leadership in professional nursing practice as it relates to:
  • General theoretical frameworks
    • Leadership/Management theory
    • Organizational theory
    • Group dynamics
    • Problem solving/Decision-making
    • Communication/Conflict management
    • Change theory
    • Motivational theory
  • Management
    • Developing goals/objectives
    • Chains of command
    • Delegation
    • Recruitment
    • Job descriptions
    • Performance appraisals
    • Quality control
    • Budgeting

TEACHING STRATEGIES 

Lecture-discussion, guest speakers, student presentations, module activities, audiovisual aids, simulations, written assignments, assigned and library readings

EVALUATION METHODS 

Class participation, group participation, student presentations, written assignments

REQUIRED TEXTS

Check with instructor.